Two Seriously Burned While Frying Chicken In Southington

August 21, 2010|By JOSEPH WENZEL IV | FOX CT

Two residents were seriously burned while frying chicken in oil at an apartment in Southington Friday night.

Firefighters responded to a kitchen fire at 267 Berlin Ave., where two people were frying chicken at 9:15 p.m., Southington Fire Lt. Thomas J. Donnelly said in a release. The two residents received moderate burns to their hands and upper bodies and were taken to Bridgeport Hospital's burn unit, Donnelly said. There is no word on their condition.

An infant was also inside the apartment at the time of the fire was taken to Bridgeport Hospital's burn unit. The infant was uninjured, Donnelly said.

The kitchen fire was knocked down quickly and the apartment suffered minor smoke damage to the area around the stove.

The cause of the fire is being investigating by the town's fire marshal.